FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files. Instead of copying every file every time, FreeFileSync determines the differences between a source and a target folder and transfers only the minimum amount of data needed. FreeFileSync is Open Source software, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Features:
- Download and use for free... (but you may donate to support)
- No ads in the installer or application
- Synchronize folders on network shares and local drives
- Synchronize mobile devices via MTP (Android, iPhone, tablet, digital camera)
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Synchronize with
Google Drive cloud storage
- Free FTP client: synchronize via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and FTPS (SSL/TLS)
- Access files online using SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
- No artificial limits on the number of files to sync
- Detect moved and renamed files and folders
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Get sync results as an
email notification
- Manage versions and keep a history of deleted/updated files
- Compare and synchronize multiple files in parallel
- Show drive space usage as a directory tree
- Copy locked files (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
- Detect conflicts and propagate deletions
- Compare files by content
- Configure handling of Symbolic Links, NTFS Junctions and WSL Symlinks
- Automate sync as a batch job
- Process multiple folder pairs
- Comprehensive and detailed error reporting
- Copy NTFS extended attributes (compressed, encrypted, sparse)
- Copy NTFS security permissions
- Copy NTFS Alternate Data Streams
- Copy HFS+ extended attributes and ACLs
- Support long file paths with more than 260 characters
- Fail-safe file copy prevents data corruption
- Cross-platform: Runs on Windows, Linux, macOS
- Use macros %time%, %date%, et al. for recurring backups
- Expand environment variables like %UserProfile%
- Access variable-drive-letters by volume name (USB sticks)
- Native 64-bit support
- Prevent disc space bottlenecks via optimal sync sequence
- Full Unicode support
- Highly optimized run time performance
- Include and exclude files via filter
- FreeFileSync portable and local installation available
- Handle daylight saving time changes on FAT/FAT32
- Case-sensitive synchronization
- Serialize multiple users accessing the same (network) folder via folder locking
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Fully localized user interface available in 30+ languages:
Changelog:
FreeFileSync 11.18 has been released!
Latest changes:
- Add comparison time to sync log when using GUI
- Added user-configurable timeout for Google Drive
- Consider port when comparing (S)FTP paths for equality
- Fixed SFTP key file login error on OpenSSH_8.8p1
- Add error details for NSFileReadUnknownError (macOS)
- Disable new config button when already at default
- Use user language instead of region locale during installation
Home: https://freefilesync.org
FAQ: https://freefilesync.org/faq.php
Manual: https://freefilesync.org/manual.php
Tutorials: https://freefilesync.org/tutorials.php
Download Page: https://freefilesync.org/download.php
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